As the sun set on the lively Sunstone Village, many residents were still out shopping, hanging out with their friends, or if you were a child, at the park. As the residents continued to have a fun time outside their homes, a big yet peaceful house sat on the outskirts of the village. As Zara entered the house, she saw her dad sitting with the five security guards who were escorting her back to her mansion earlier. "Hi, Dad!" she exclaimed, running up the stairs. Suddenly, her dad stopped her voyage to her room, instructing Zara to sit down with him at the table. As the man continued adjusting his tie, he was also known as Hakim Faimasa (2,625,000) of Aybara. "Where were you all this time? Guda told me that you had gone off into daybreak with some "friends" of yours." Zara's smile turned to a formal frown. "Yes, Father. Those are my friends." Hakim scoffs. "Zara, having friends in Aybara is extremely risky! That's the same reason we had to evacuate with the Black clan just yesterday! Who are these friends, anyway?" Zara smiles. "One is named Kaelan, one is named Rian. Don't worry, they have no idea about my position in the Faimasa Clan, we'll be fine!" Hakim covers his eyes in worry. "I guess you can keep those friends, Zara. But if they start to target us, we will have to leave them. Remember, our enemies are everywhere." Zara smiles. "Okay, I won't tell anyone my last name or about Aybara!" she says, departing the table. "If only I could trust Zara…" Hakim thought, looking at his delightful daughter.
As Zara opened the door to her colorful bedroom, she continued to slouch in her bed, looking outside at the city. "If we let anyone know that this is the new base of Aybara, I'll have to say goodbye to them…" As Zara continues to look outside, discouraged, she remembered the last time she had seen her mom - who was missing.
"Zara, I'll fight them! Go!" she exclaimed. Those were the only words Zara could recite in her head for the entire night as her head was invaded with a sense of mere worry for her mother. "Why isn't she here yet?" she said, hugging her pillow.
Meanwhile further into the deserts of Sunspire, a young man, wearing the same hat Zara had worn upon her arrival to Sunstone Village, entered a small yet dark room filled with hooded men. One man, taking his hoodie off, smiled. "Welcome, Kaleb. What are you betting on for today's game?" he asked, releasing smoke from his blue cigarette. "You've betted your life two times, yet you've won all those times. Aybara can't catch our forces now, so we are allowed to bet anything we possibly can." As Kaleb seated himself next to the welcoming man, he had noticed something off - it was Itama Kawasaki. "Although we are conspiring against the large company Aybara, we cannot let our names slip out. That is the reason we teamed up with the Death Desert Government to drive Aybara out of the capital. Kaleb looks back at him. "I'm betting my life again. What about you?" The men surrounding the table burst out laughing, mocking Kaleb's bet. "This idiot isn't going to win! Once one of us wins, we own you!" Suddenly, the room froze. "What the hell is going on!?" the man that spoke out against Kaleb exclaimed. Suddenly, after 20 seconds of silence, his blood was splattered on the ground.
He was dead.
Suddenly, time resumed as if nothing had happened. But one thing in the room had drastically changed - the deceased man who was lying dead on the ground. After the death of Trhama 16 years ago, the Kawasaki Clan proceeded to team up with the Death Desert Government to make the most young yet powerful member their hostage - Zara Faimasa. Despite their close calls over the years, they failed to catch Aybara, leading the alliance to be broken and their bounties to be reinstated. The Kawasaki Clan was made up of 4 members, Itama only being the third highest in his group.
Firstly sat Yara Kawasaki, known for executing 1,723 different assasination attempts on Princess Layla of Dreamalia and King Raja. His bounty? 1,225,000. Secondly, with a bounty of 1,000,000 solid, sat Kaleb Kawasaki. Abandoned by his parents at a young age, the Kawasaki Clan proceeded to take him in, making him brutally strong for his age. Third sat Itama Kawasaki, who we already know. Itama is known for participating in black market trades outside of his rank in the clan, but there is not enough proof for his bounty to change for this reason. Lastly sat Yuba Kawasaki, with a bounty of 472,000 dollars. He was known for attacking Embercliff from an underground bunker, but not many details are known about this and why. Yara continues his speech. "The government has officially cut ties with us, meaning our bounties have been reinstated. We've been trying to catch Zara for years!" Kaleb scoffs. "If we can't catch her, can't we just try to kill her?" As Kaleb captures the attention of the entire table, Yuba scoffs. "If we kill her, they're going to know we're still at it! If we kidnap her, we can frame it on King Raja, making a big war break out!" Yara laughed. "I like your thinking there, brother!" Itama laughed. "We have a lot of bad blood with Aybara and the government for our bounties… but if they find us, we will for sure get a major boost." "Wait, our bounties will be raised?" Kaleb exclaimed. Itama, on the opposing side of the table, pulled out a small bounty poster.
WANTED
ZARA FAIMASA
231,000
"That's a lot of money on a 7 year old girl," Kaleb said, examining the paper. As Itama continued to put the paper back in his leather pocket, he got back to business. "I have an idea. Tomorrow night, Kaleb will sneak across the desert to the new base we have pinpointed. Then, he will be able to steal Zara, and bring her back here. You will also leave a note in her bed threatening to kill the girl if her idiotic family comes after her!" The entire clan laughs. "You. got this, Kaleb! Go get 'em, tiger!" As Kaleb pulls his purple hair away from his eye, he lets out a sigh of annoyance. "Fine, I'll get Zara. This is a hostage mission, right?" Ikama grinned. "Right. We will watch Aybara burn to the ground after this! Zara will be ours!" This was the beginning of a mission that would shape the fate of the bond between Kaelan, Rian, and Zara. Would it end up in shambles, or would it last forever?